Given that it has been a year since their debut album, A Dream In Static, came out, Earthside have decided to celebrate that by releasing a music video for the title track from the album. It features a guest appearance by TesseracT vocalist Daniel Tompkins. The video was directed by Erez Bader of Silent Flight Productions. Enjoy the visuals below!

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New York City sludge/doom/drone trio Unearthly Trance re-emerge from the shadows with Stalking The Ghost, their six full-length recording and first album in over seven years. The album was recorded at Menegroth/The Thousand Caves Studios by Colin Marston (Krallice, Gorguts, Panopticon) and features cover art by Orion Landau (Yob, Red Fang, Graves At Sea). Stream the band's new song "Dream State Arsenal" via YouTube here.

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If you were hoping for a new Barren Earth album, your wish has been granted! The progressive melodic death metallers from Finland have shared good news recently as they begin the pre-production stages of a new record. For now, the group has shared some pictures from the process.

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A few days prior to its official release, Italian atmospheric black metal outfit Earth And Pillars has made available online for streaming their upcoming sophomore album Pillars I. You can stream the whole album at Invisible Oranges. Tell us what you think about the successor to Earth I.

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Avantgarde Music has presented the single "Pillars" by the Italian atmospheric black metal project Earth And Pillars - taken from the upcoming second studio album Pillars I set for release on October 30th. As of now, you can stream the song at Bandcamp. Take the eighteen-minutes journey now.

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Following the departure of guitarist Troy Seele, metallers Iced Earth have just revealed his replacement. Jake Dreyer of White Wizzard and Kobra And The Lotus fame is stepping up to the plate after an audition process. He will also record material for the band's forthcoming new record, which is progressing at a good rate.

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Guitarist Troy Seele has announced his departure from Iced Earth due to family responsibilities. Troy Seele's last gig with the band will be Knotfest in Mexico City, October 16th, 2016. For those guitarists who think they've got what it takes to be in the studio and on stage with Iced Earth, send your audition video and contact info to the following link. The band is working on a new album at the moment but Seele will focus on his family.

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As they prepare to unleash the special collection of rarities Death Resonance, Soilwork will also embark on a new North American tour. The Swedes will headline the Fury Tour, featuring support from a heavyweight line-up - Unearth, Wovenwar, Battlecross and Darkness Divided. The Fury Tour will kick-off on October 14th in Providence, RI and hit 27 cities, coming to a close in Toronto, ON on November 16th.

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When Ava Inferi broke up in 2013, the members promised that new projects would appear and fill the void, so to speak. Well, today there is something new that might excite Ava Inferi fans. Rune Eriksen and Carmen Simões are joining forces in a new band called Earth Electric and they just signed to Season of Mist. The Norwegian/Portuguese collaborators will release their debut full-length on the label.

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Sludge metal quartet from Berlin Earthship is ready to unleash their fourth studio album, to be entitled Hollowed. The new album will see the light next month, on June 24th through Napalm Records. The band also presents a brand new track, "Safeguard Of Death ", now exclusively available for streaming through the YouTube player. Check out the new track and other album details down below.

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Headbangers Ball is a name that bears heavy metal nostalgia and it will come to life again! By the end of this year, MTV's classic 80's show shall return as a series of events. MTV Headbangers Ball, hosted by Continental Concerts in cooperation with MTV, is going to tour Europe. Headlining this festival tour will be U.S. metal gods Iced Earth, currently working on a new album. Who will be joining them? Ensiferum, Kataklysm and Unearth. It should be a headbangers feast!

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This could be interesting for Arch Enemy fans. The original line-up of the band will reunite and perform Arch Enemy's first three albums material live on stage as Black Earth. An extensive tour of Japan in May was announced today! Last year, Arch Enemy performed at Loudpark in Japan and during that show the group was joined on stage by the rest of the original founding members, singer Johan Liiva and guitarist Christopher Amott. The original lineup made the band's classic first three albums: Black Earth, Stigmata and Burning Bridges; the exception being bassist Sharlee D'Angelo who only joined in 1999 but has been in the band ever since.

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Berlin sludge outfit Earthship have a new label home: Napalm Records! A new label usually means new releases and that is the case indeed. The successor of Withered is being forged and you can be prepared for their new album which will be released in the summer of 2016. They promise to reveal more about it soon.

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If you like vinyl and Iced Earth, you might want to check this out. Century Media will release on vinyl the first four studio albums of Iced Earth in July. Iced Earth and Night Of The Stormrider will be released on July 10th, while Burnt Offerings and The Dark Saga will be released on July 17th. All four albums will come in gatefold sleeves featuring the original LP artwork. Layouts have been kept close to the layouts of the original vinyl versions as well.

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Iced Earth is set to begin the writing process of their 12th studio album in the spring 2015. After a short hiatus, (due to founder, chief songwriter, and guitarist Jon Schaffer's second cervical fusion surgery), the heavy metallers are planning their schedule for the remainder of the year. Iced Earth fans can expect the next album, tentatively entitled The Judas Goat, and the subsequent touring cycle to begin in early 2016, according to their latest update. Long time drummer Brent Smedley will be returning to the band for the recording and touring of the next album cycle.

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